Grace Emily Hogg-Robinson (born 18 March 1996) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the

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series ''

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'' (2015–2016), the

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series '' Flatmates'' (2019–2021), and the

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series '' COBRA'' (2020–2021).

Early life

Hogg-Robinson was born in

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. She attended

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and took part in the school's chamber choir. She trained at the Jackie Palmer Stage School and was a member of the local Lane End Players theatre group.

Career

After making her television debut with guest appearances in '' Suspects'' and ''

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'', Hogg-Robinson had her first main television role in the 2015

drama ''

'' as the titular coroner Jane Kennedy's (

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) daughter Beth, a character Hogg-Robinson would play for both series. In 2016, she appeared in the

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comedy miniseries ''

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'' as Catherine. She made her professional stage debut on the

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tour of ''Broken Biscuits''. Hogg-Robinson made her feature film debut in the 2018 drama '' Two for Joy'', went on the '' Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde'' tour, and starred in

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's ''Sitting'' at the 2018

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followed by a run at the

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in London. Visual artist

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did paintings of the ''Sitting'' cast, including one of Hogg-Robinson as Cassandra. Hogg-Robinson also played

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in the

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series '' Troy: Fall of a City'' on

and

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, and

and Chelsea in the second series of the

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mockumentary ''

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'', and appeared in the likes of ''

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'', also on BBC One, and ''

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'' on

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. In 2019, Hogg-Robinson began playing Mel in the

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comedy-drama series '' Flatmates'' and appeared in the coming-of-age film '' Days of the Bagnold Summer''. This was followed by roles as Ruth in the BBC Two comedy ''

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'', Lily in the

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thriller '' Flesh and Blood'', and Tess Marshall in the

series '' COBRA''. She returned to the stage in 2021 when she made her West End debut in ''

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'' at the

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. She starred in ''The Snail House'' at

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the following year.

Personal life

On the side, Hogg-Robinson runs a small art business called She Hoggs the Paint.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Stage

References

External links

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